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Docket for 01-800
No. 01-800 Status: DECIDED
Title: Karen Howsam, etc., Petitioner
v.
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Docketed:          Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
December 3, 2001 (99-1320)

~~Date~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 6 2001Petition for writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 2, 2002)
Jan 2 2002Brief of respondent Dean Witter Reynolds in opposition filed.
Jan 7 2002 Request for an extension of time to file a brief in opposition
denied.
Jan 16 2002 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2002
Feb 19 2002 REDISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 22, 2002
Feb 25 2002 Petition GRANTED. Justice O'Connor OUT.
SET FOR ARGUMENT October 9, 2002.
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Mar 26 2002 Order extending time to file the joint appendix and petitioners'
brief on the merits to and including May 28, 2002.
May 28 2002Brief amicus curiae of Securities and Exchange Commission filed.
May 28 2002 LODGING consisting of ten copies of an article by Barbara Black
submitted by the Solicitor General.
May 28 2002Brief amici curiae of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and AARP filed.
May 28 2002Joint appendix filed.
May 28 2002Brief of petitioner Karen Howsam filed.
Jun 3 2002 Order extending time to file respondent's brief on the merits to
and including July 22, 2002.
Jul 22 2002 Motion of Competitive Enterprise Institute for leave to file a
brief as amicus curiae filed.
Jul 22 2002Brief amicus curiae of Securities Industry Association filed.
Jul 22 2002Brief of respondent Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. filed.
Jul 22 2002 LODGING consisting of twenty spiral bound copies of related
material received from counsel for amicus Securities Industry
Assn. and distributed.
Jul 23 2002 CIRCULATED.
Jul 31 2002 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Aug 14 2002 Record filed.
Aug 16 2002Application (A02-148) to extend the time for filing the reply brief on
the merits, submitted to Justice Breyer.
Aug 21 2002 Application (A02-148) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time
to file until August 23, 2002.
Aug 21 2002 Record filed.
Aug 22 2002Reply brief of petitioner Karen Howsam, etc. filed.
Sep 6 2002 Motion of Competitive Enterprise Institute for leave to file a
brief as amicus curiae GRANTED. Justice O'Connor OUT.
Sep 6 2002 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral
argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Justice O'Connor OUT.
Oct 8 2002 LODGING consisting of twenty copies of related NASD provisions
received from counsel for the respondents and distributed.
Oct 9 2002 ARGUED.
Dec 10 2002 Adjudged to be REVERSED. Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the
Court, in which Rehnquist, C.J., and Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy,
Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed an opinion
concurring in the judgment. O'Connor, J.,took no part in the
consideration or decision of the case.
Jan 9 2003 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Mar 13 2003 Record returned to the USDC Disrict of Colorado.
Mar 13 2003 Record returned to the USCA Tenth Circuit.
 


~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Alan C. Friedberg 303 E. 17th Avenue 3038391204
#1000
Denver, CO 80203-1204
Party name: Karen Howsam, etc.
 
Attorneys for Respondent:
Elliot H. Scherker Greenberg Traurig 3055790500
1221 Brickell Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
 
Bradford D. Kaufman 777 South Flagler Drive 5616507900
Suite 300 East
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
 
Kenneth W. Starr Kirkland & Ellis 2028795000
655 15th St., NW #1200
Washington, DC 20005
Party name: Dean Witter Reynolds
 
Other Attorneys:
Solicitor General U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530
Party name: Securities and Exchange Commission
 
F. Paul Bland Trial Lawyers for Public Justi2027978600
1717 Massachusetts Ave.NW #800
Washington, DC 20036
Party name: Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and AARP
 
C. Boyden Gray Wilmer Cutler & Pickering 2026636888
2445 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Party name: Competitive Enterprise Institute
 
Douglas R. Cox Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 2029558500
1050 Connecticut Ave.,NW
Washington, DC 20036
Party name: Securities Industry Association
 
 

 

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